Highly vascular pelvic tumor causing high-output heart failure because of massive arteriovenous shunting: a case report

Circ J. 2003 Jun;67(6):554-5. doi: 10.1253/circj.67.554.

Abstract

A 53-year-old Japanese woman underwent investigation of her heart murmur. A continuous abdominal bruit was heard. Blood gas analysis and chest X-ray showed congestive heart failure. Enhanced computed tomography of the pelvis showed a 10 x 4 cm hypervascular tumor in the retroperitoneal space. Cardiac catheterization disclosed a cardiac output of 13.2 L/min and a step-up of oxygen at the right common iliac vein. Abdominal aortic angiography showed an extremely vascular pelvic tumor and rapid filling of the inferior vena cava. This is a rare case of a highly vascular pelvic tumor causing high-output heart failure because of th massive arteriovenous shunting.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arteriovenous Fistula / complications*
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / physiopathology
  • Cardiac Output*
  • Female
  • Heart Failure / etiology*
  • Heart Murmurs
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / blood supply
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / complications*
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part / blood supply
  • Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part / diagnosis
  • Vena Cava, Inferior